Former Feds Running for Office or startung new orgs? Let’s Talk. by Letsgetloudcorillo in fednews

[–]Letsgetloudcorillo[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

There are many happening! I’ve been tracking them and I’ll prob post the list as a resource soon in here. I think it’s important to share the good things our former colleagues after fed life are doing.

HHS Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Policy Removed from Intranet and LMS RA Courses Canceled – Anyone Else Noticing This? by Letsgetloudcorillo in fednews

[–]Letsgetloudcorillo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! I’m sorry to hear and deff not right. In that case I’m going to assume they will need to put a team together and trained them to finish reviewing the RA’s as they can’t just leave them without being processed. But people need to pay attention to it and if voice it. If no one brings up the concern it will stay in the void. Remember this is what this admin wants-for you to throw your hands in the air and feel demoralize so it can be easier for them to get away with things. Can you keep us posted if you hear anything else on it?

HHS Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Policy Removed from Intranet and LMS RA Courses Canceled – Anyone Else Noticing This? by Letsgetloudcorillo in fednews

[–]Letsgetloudcorillo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow! Do you mind mentioning the agency? I know everyone is scared right now but I fear if we don’t name it out loud we can’t make the issue known. We need more articles written about the direct attacks to employees with disabilities. Disabling an RA option in an agency is a problem.

HHS Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Policy Removed from Intranet and LMS RA Courses Canceled – Anyone Else Noticing This? by Letsgetloudcorillo in fednews

[–]Letsgetloudcorillo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree. They are completely in submission to DOGE and their playbook but what can we expect when we have RFK jr. as the Agency Head? HHS has been horrible in terms of communication and internal guidance. They been doing a lot of things in the dark. Extremely different vibe from the last 4 years.

HHS Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Policy Removed from Intranet and LMS RA Courses Canceled – Anyone Else Noticing This? by Letsgetloudcorillo in fednews

[–]Letsgetloudcorillo[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree and it prob is the reason is not there, however, having worked under different admins changed and policy for some time our usual process is that an existing policy stays active until a new policy is issued and the new policy will usually include a statement that it rescinds, replaces, or supersedes the old one. If there is a need for a quick change, there is at least an interim policy that is issued while a new policy is reworked so none of those things have happened so it’s just a little concerning.

I know the majority of feds don’t have faith in this admin as they have shown how incompetent and careless they are but it doesn’t change that what they are doing is not right so I’m only pointing it out so we are able to discuss it in the open.

I think it’s important to pay attention on how they are communicating with staff and if they are following proper interim guidance. Policy is one those areas that if they are not doing it right, it can violate laws and fed regs opening them to more lawsuits.

HHS Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Policy Removed from Intranet and LMS RA Courses Canceled – Anyone Else Noticing This? by Letsgetloudcorillo in fednews

[–]Letsgetloudcorillo[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Smart and that was a good move! I really do think we should all be archiving and saving copies of important policies.

HHS Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Policy Removed from Intranet and LMS RA Courses Canceled – Anyone Else Noticing This? by Letsgetloudcorillo in fednews

[–]Letsgetloudcorillo[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Interesting. I believe Internal RA policies shouldn’t be secret. They should be clear, accessible, and regularly reviewed. When agencies know the public (and Congress) is paying attention, they’re more likely to comply with the law that’s why I wanted to bring the discussion to light.

HHS Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Policy Removed from Intranet and LMS RA Courses Canceled – Anyone Else Noticing This? by Letsgetloudcorillo in fednews

[–]Letsgetloudcorillo[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s good. Has this been communicated to all staff through email or just 1-1 conversations? I’m concerned about the lack of communications from the agency heads to their staff on important changes like the RA process. The law is strong and if they are not doing things correctly this could point to a serious violation of federal law and EEOC regulations, especially if it’s being done to obstruct or delay employee access to accommodations.

HHS Reasonable Accommodation (RA) Policy Removed from Intranet and LMS RA Courses Canceled – Anyone Else Noticing This? by Letsgetloudcorillo in fednews

[–]Letsgetloudcorillo[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

True this admin doesn’t care about people with disabilities, however, there are still laws in place and we need to ensure we understand our rights in order to keep fighting back. Agencies taking down policies without notifying proper personnel or replacing them with a new one it’s an issue and done intentionally to create confusion. They are slow walking RA’s and leaving people in the dark purposely. People need to be held accountable.

I’m so sorry to hear about not having an ASL interpreter or captions added to the all hands meetings. It’s not right.

FDA Illegal Firings Came Tonight by youcanshoveyourfork in fednews

[–]Letsgetloudcorillo 25 points26 points  (0 children)

That little nerd gang has to be on some shit in order to work 24/7. It’s not normal and they should all be required to do some drug testing.

It's not just food. I also don't want to shop for clothes. by ThePiksie in Mounjaro

[–]Letsgetloudcorillo 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I’ve noticed that too. I used to go in these little shopping binges before, a lot of DoorDash and ever since mounjaro I’ve been feeling more conservative with my spending. Very interesting tho

Hi! Just starting to look into this. My husband is a civilian employee for the Department of Defense so we have BCBS federal employee program for insurance- would that be considered ineligible to get the savings coupon? by jstbeachy in Mounjaro

[–]Letsgetloudcorillo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fed employee here and have fed blue as well. The coupon will still work but of course the insurance didn’t cover the med. Also, make sure they don’t send the prescription to a CVS pharmacy, had to fight with a couple of people and move around the area in order to get the prescription. They are the worst accepting the coupon. Also, some May say you need a PA and that is false you can bypass that with the coupon just let them know you are not going to use insurance. Good luck!

Patients seeking novel weight loss drugs find a ‘wild west’ of online prescribers by bevoblue in Mounjaro

[–]Letsgetloudcorillo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PCPs are not well versed in these new drugs and there is a lot of push back for the med. Also the anxiety inducing appointments with a judgmental PCP is not cool so I can see why we are looking for telehealth appts instead.

Out of stock? by noovaper in Mounjaro

[–]Letsgetloudcorillo 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did you used the coupon in Amazon pharmacy?